... without power in the Texarkana area, including parts of northeast Texas and northwest Louisiana. AEP-SWEPCO spokesman Scott McCloud of Shreveport, La., had no estimate of when power might be restored, but said additional crews were on their way ...

... must balance those needs with our responsibility to protect our environment," Beebe said in a prepared statement. Scott McCloud, a spokesman for SWEPCO, said the 12 conditions placed on the company appeared to be a "workable solution" at first ...